Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Du Juan had been waiting here for a long time. When she saw Shen Wantang appear safe and sound, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She walked quickly to Shen Wantang's side, as if she had never left, silently holding Shen Wantang's arm, and continued to block the crowds of pilgrims for her.

Jixiang stood next to Gu Qianhan, and the master and servant stood neither too far nor too close to Shen Wantang. This distance would not cause people to misunderstand that they had an ambiguous relationship, nor would they be too late to help when Shen Wantang encountered any problems.

They waited for a while before Gu Qianning hurried over with her maid.

Seeing Shen Wantang waiting for her, she apologized repeatedly in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Atang, I kept you waiting for a long time. I thought I just wanted to catch up with my cousin to say a few words, but I didn't expect that I would chase him quite far. I'm not like this on weekdays, but I was really impulsive today. I'm sorry."

Shen Wantang looked at Gu Qianning. She was a little embarrassed, her cheeks were slightly red, and there were tiny beads of sweat on her forehead. It was obvious that she had jogged all the way back.

This was the Gu Qianning that she had never seen in her previous life.

Although Gu Qianning now has the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family, she also has the brightness and liveliness of an innocent little girl. The prince's every move can affect her heart, and her new friends will also make her worry. She will be surprised, anxious, embarrassed, and will apologize.

But within two years of becoming the Crown Princess in her previous life, her childishness and innocence were gone, and her every move and gesture were filled with the rule-abiding and serious manner that was unique to people in the palace.

Shen Wantang gently patted Gu Qianning's hand and said softly, "It's okay. I didn't wait long. I just went to watch the fun, so I got separated from you."

Gu Qianning was stunned. Shen Wantang's excuse seemed much better than her telling the truth, and it immediately helped her out.

She turned to look at her second brother who was not far away and saw that he didn't seem to blame her. Could it be that he believed what Shen Wantang said?

Gu Qianning breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Shen Wantang into the hall. She whispered, "Thank you."

Shen Wantang chuckled: "You're welcome."

The two people each donated a considerable amount of money, lit incense, then knelt on the cushion, clasped their hands together, and prayed silently.

The spacious and solemn hall was filled with kneeling pilgrims praying, including men, women, young and old, all of whom were devout believers of Fazhen Temple.

In the entire hall, the only person who was not kneeling was Gu Qianhan.

He stood at the door, glanced at the kneeling crowd, and then looked at the Buddha statue in the center of the hall.

The Buddha looks down at all living beings with compassion, solemn and dignified, as if he can really hear the prayers of all living beings and fulfill their wishes.

Gu Qianhan didn’t believe in gods or Buddhas before, he only believed in himself.

But the matter of rebirth was too bizarre, and his understanding of himself began to waver.

However, even if he was shaken, he still believed that the most important thing in everything was to rely on himself.

Maybe gods and Buddhas really do exist, and maybe gods and Buddhas really do have supreme magical powers, but even if they are gods and Buddhas, it is impossible for them to meet all the demands of all people, otherwise the world would have been in chaos long ago.

His gaze quickly shifted away from the Buddha statue and he looked at Shen Wantang.

She changed into new clothes today and put new jewelry on her hair. Because she came to the temple to pray, she dressed more simply.

But even so, she knelt there like a peony bud about to bloom, her noble temperament incompatible with the people around her.

The string of rouge-pink tourmalines was faintly visible on her clasped wrists.

Gu Qianhan looked at the tourmaline string and smiled gently. She really liked this thing. He had seen her wearing it by chance in her previous life. After seeing it in a shop in this life, he had always wanted to buy it for her.

In fact, he was not sure whether this was the bracelet that Shen Wantang wore in his previous life, because he only took a rough look at it in his previous life and did not see the whole picture of the bracelet.

Now, he felt that this should be the string of Shen Wantang's previous life. Regardless of whether she was reborn or not, the things she liked would not change.

Fortunately, he finally succeeded in getting it back to her.

Well, his stupid sister was not completely useless. At least without her, he really didn’t know how to give this thing to Shen Wantang.

Suddenly, someone pulled his sleeve, and he turned around to see that it was his stupid sister. She didn't know when she had finished praying and walked over to him.

The stupid sister whispered, "Second brother, stop looking at me. You look like a fool! She's getting married. You should be more restrained."

She still has the nerve to call him a fool?

Gu Qianhan glanced at her and said, "Since you successfully delivered the item today, I won't bother with you."

Gu Qianning glared at him: "You're not pretending anymore? Are you admitting that you were picked on purpose?"

"I didn't admit anything. I was just thinking about you. You can keep your jewelry for yourself. I gave you this gift, and you're not happy?"

"What a tough mouth."

Gu Qianning muttered something and looked at Shen Wantang. She seemed to really like the bracelet and never took it off after putting it on her wrist.

She had originally chosen her own jewelry to give to Shen Wantang, but her second brother insisted that she give him the tourmaline necklace. She couldn't persuade him, so she had to give it to him.

In order to make this tourmaline string seem less deliberate, the second brother even bought a similar string for his younger sister.

This was truly the first time in history. Her second brother had always been hard-hearted and cold-blooded, and lacked any human touch. Normally, her eldest brother would often buy her little things, but her second brother never did!

This time, she was also lucky enough to receive a gift from her second brother thanks to Shen Wantang.

However, the second brother has a bad temper, but his vision is impeccable. The bracelet he likes is really suitable for Shen Wantang. Of course, the Shen Wantang he likes is really a unique and exquisite beauty.

Unfortunately, the beauty already has a boyfriend.

After Shen Wantang finished praying, she stepped forward and took her arm affectionately: "Let's go, let's go and draw lots."

Shen Wantang went to shake the fortune stick tube with her. Shen Wantang got a good fortune, while Gu Qianning, as expected, got a bad fortune.

Gu Qianning's face immediately turned a little ugly, but she held the fortune stick to comfort herself: "It's okay, this may not be a bad thing. Atang, let's go find Master Mingwu to interpret the fortune stick!"

Shen Wantang nodded naturally: "Okay."

Although Master Mingwu is not the abbot of Fazhen Temple, he is also a well-known monk. He cannot interpret everyone's fortune. If you want him to interpret the fortune, you have to donate at least a thousand taels of incense money every year.

It is this threshold that blocks most people from asking him to interpret their divinations. Otherwise, if everyone asked him to interpret their divinations, he would not be able to finish interpreting them even if he did not eat, drink, rest or sleep.

However, if ordinary people donate a few taels of incense money, they can also ask ordinary monks in the temple to interpret the divination. Their interpretations will just be a little vague.

Naturally, the incense money donated by Prince Ning's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion had long exceeded a thousand taels, so they could ask Master Mingwu to interpret the divination at any time.